Politics

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is planning to merge the responsibilities of the Palestinian Affairs Office into the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem in an effort to continue a diplomatic mission in Israel’s capital that was put in place by President Donald Trump during his first term in office.State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce announced Rubio’s decision during a press briefing Tuesday."Secretary Rubio has decided to merge the responsibilities of the office […]

Lawmakers spoke out to Fox News Digital on Tuesday as chaos ensued at one of the nation’s busiest airports."Our team has reached out to the FAA to get answers on what steps they’re taking to resolve this situation," said Sen. Andy Kim, a Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee who also represents the Garden State, where the airport is located."Your family deserves to know that when you […]

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called out the Biden administration for allegedly neglecting a government agency's report about the poor state of the air traffic control system.In an X post on Tuesday, Duffy shared an excerpt from a report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) entitled "Air Traffic Control: FAA Actions Are Urgently Needed to Modernize Aging Systems." The report was published on Sept. 24, 2024."A government watchdog warned […]

Sen. Thom Tillis' office brushed off concern that a left-wing court could select an interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia after the North Carolina Republican bucked President Donald Trump's pick for the role, putting the onus on the Trump administration to select a successor and avoid involvement from federal judges. Tillis, R-N.C., sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is overseeing the confirmation process of Ed Martin, Trump's pick […]

Retired Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata, President Trump’s pick for a top Pentagon post, came under fire at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday for past inflammatory remarks, including calling former President Barack Obama a "terrorist leader" and suggesting ex-CIA Director John Brennan deserved execution.Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, called Tata’s record of political statements "disqualifying" and said his rhetoric was "not appropriate for a […]

The Democrat mayor of Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday continued his crusade to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities inside a previously vacant prison that is being converted into an immigrant detention center.Mayor Ras Baraka arrived at the gates of Delaney Hall this morning alongside activists to demand entry into the facility that he claims GEO Group, the building’s new owner, is unlawfully preventing from being inspected.A lawsuit filed […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Trump administration in lifting a lower court order that paused the Pentagon's transgender military ban from taking effect – allowing Trump's order and related policies to proceed, at least.The high court ruling is a near-term victory for the White House, even as it did not address the underlying merits of the case or President Donald Trump's Jan. 27 executive order banning transgender […]

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is urging President Donald Trump's Department of Labor to open an investigation into Tyson Foods on Tuesday after receiving a whistleblower report claiming the company employed child labor at one of its facilities.Hawley wrote a letter to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Tuesday, urging her to investigate the matter. He said his Senate Judiciary subcommittee opened its own investigation after being contacted by […]

President Donald Trump said he would "love" California Gov. Gavin Newsom to launch a White House bid for the Democrats, but said his response to wildfires and other issues would "pretty much put him out of the race." The president, during a bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, took a swipe at Newsom, blasting California’s high-speed rail project. SMELT TEST: TRUMP ORDER OVERRIDES CALIFORNIA'S FISH-PROTECTING RULES TO MAXIMIZE WATER SUPPLY"A […]